The Other Auntie (The Auntie Diaries) – Valencia G Wallace

Posted on March 20, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) If you’re searching for a fast-paced psychological thriller about addiction, manipulation, family secrets, and trauma, this short but powerful novel completely delivers. Initially I didn’t know what to expect with The Other Auntie but ended up finishing it in one sitting, which almost never happens to me. It just pulled me in…

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Cleaner – Jess Shannon

Posted on March 17, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) If you enjoy dark humor and offbeat protagonists, Cleaner delivers a bizarre ride. The unnamed narrator—a master’s in fine arts graduate who drops out of her PhD program due to financial strain—returns home unable to find an appropriate job. Her obsession with cleaning lands her a job at an art gallery,…

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The Lion Beneath the Fade – Sebastian Bastian

Posted on March 13, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) In this practical and motivational business guide, Bahamian entrepreneur Sebastian Bastian shares the mindset and strategies that helped him rise from modest beginnings to becoming a millionaire by the age of nineteen. Drawing from his personal experiences building companies that now employ more than 1,500 people, he offers readers a roadmap…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Dance With the Clouds- Carl B. Yong

Posted on March 10, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch)   Dance with the Clouds by Carl B. Yong was a very enjoyable read and kept my interest from the first page to the last. The book chronicles Yong’s around- the- world backpacking journey in the early 90’s and lands the reader in many exotic and far-flung locales. Yong has…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: New Orleans Noir: The Classics (Akashic Noir) -edited by Julie Smith

Posted on March 7, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   “A hurricane is supposed to have a beginning and an end. It tears the earth up, fills the air with fling trees and bricks and animals and sometimes even people, make you roll up into a ball under a table and pray till drops of blood pop on your brow,…

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Dear Second Husband: Stories – Susan Finch

Posted on March 4, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   Set in suburban Nashville, Dear Second Husband is an enjoyable short story collection that explores the emotional lives of ordinary people. In these stories, men and women navigate blended families, strained relationships, infidelity, longing, trouble fitting in, and the desire for something more out of life. Some may be romanticizing…

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Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks?: And Other True Stories of Staggering Depth – Andrew Yang

Posted on March 1, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   If you want to understand the mindset and motivations of entrepreneur-turned-politician Andrew Yang, Hey Yang, Where's My Thousand Bucks? And Other True Stories of Staggering Depth offers an accessible and surprisingly candid look. The book blends memoir with Yang’s vision for the future of American politics. Yang recounts the process…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson – Tara T. Green

Posted on February 26, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ann Onymous ) This book was not the biography I expected. Alice Dunbar-Nelson (1875-1935) led an incredible life, full of love and activism indeed. This contribution into the oeuvre of African American history is from Dr. Tara T. Green. The biography is very detailed and complete, not just a brief summary of an…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: This Is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism -Don Lemon

Posted on February 21, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Racism is a cancer that has been metastasizing throughout this land ever since Columbus showed up. It’s persisted because the right people had the luxury of ignoring it. Not anymore.” In fact, Donald Trump, a blatant racist, forced us to reckon with it. Don Lemon tells readers the choices they must…

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Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America – Eugene Robinson

Posted on February 16, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) With the teaching of Black History being eliminated in many school districts, journalist Eugene Robinson is demonstrating its relevance and importance in his new book, Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America. Through deep research, he was able to reconstruct his own family’s history, starting with his great-great-grandfather in South…

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